ABOUT notiS

NOTIS is a 501(c) (6) non-profit organization and a regional chapter of the American Translators Association covering the northwest corner of the United States: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. We welcome you to explore our events calendar, committees/divisions, member directory, bylaws, and board of directors pages to learn more about who we are and what we do.

OUr mission and vision statements

NOTIS’s mission is to support, educate, and inspire the community of language professionals in and beyond its five-state geographical region. Our vision is a world where language access is readily available through language professionals who are supported to reach their highest potential in an ever-changing field.

Our oBJECTIVES at a glance

• To promote the recognition and advancement of the language professions (translators, interpreters, subtitlers, editors, and others);

• To promote high standards and to protect and safeguard the rights and interests of language professionals;
• To provide information, training, and outreach which will assist newcomers to the profession and enhance the abilities of established practitioners; 

• To provide information, platforms, and venues through which members can publicize their services and find answers to their questions;

• To inform the general public, clients, and persons in allied fields about NOTIS, ATA, and other affiliated organizations with the goal of raising awareness and respect for the value of these professions; and
• To seek to influence public policy as it applies to language professionals.
  
  

To view our objectives in full, see page one of NOTIS’s Bylaws.